Occupying a position at the base of the Mendip Hills, Wells is perhaps best known as England's smallest city.

In 870 AD the Danes attacked the only remaining independent Anglo-Saxon kingdom, Wessex, whose forces were commanded by Alfred's older brother, King Aethelred, and Alfred himself. In 871 AD ...

King Charles III announced that he conferred ... Prince Edward's son — James, Viscount Severn — has now become the Earl of Wessex as a result. This title was given to Edward when he married ...